Healthiest Nation in One Generation Campaign
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director of APHA has said: “to fully reach our potential as a nation, we must do more. Health reform must also encompass the principles of public health and address the various socio-economic forces that impact health, while also shifting from a focus of treating illness to one of prevention.”
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read more about APHA's Agenda for Health Reform, go to: http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/681AD0D2-7DD0-48DD-8D59-E425E271156D/0/HlthReform09C6.pdf
APHA has launched Healthiest Nation in One Generation, a new viral video campaign aimed at raising awareness of the role of public health in ensuring a healthy America and illustrating how investments in public health can dramatically improve health outcomes in the span of one generation. The video appears below and more information is available at www.generationpublichealth.org.
